M017 David A. Hanks Research Collection, circa 1960-2010| Archives, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields

By Evan N. Miller, September 2017

Overview

Title: David A. Hanks Research Collection

Reference Code: M017

Date(s) of record-keeping activity: circa 1960-2010

Creator: Hanks, David A. (1940 –)

Extent: 5.25 cubic feet | 7 linear feet | 4 filing cabinet drawers

Forms of Material: Correspondence, Publications, Negatives, Slides Photographs,

Languages and Scripts: English

System of Arrangement: This collection is divided into one series and three subseries:

Series I: 19th Century Research Files Subseries a: DAHA Subseries b: Aesthetic Movement Exhibition Subseries c: General

Processing Information: The collection has been left as close to the original order as possible to preserve David A. Hanks’ organizational methods. From this state, the collection is logically divided into one series and three subseries as outlined above and described below.

Archives, IMA at Newfields M017 1 Scope and Content

The David A. Hanks Research Collection documents David A. Hanks’ research of the decorative arts, mainly those of the 19th century. The collection includes topical research files from his time as a curator, scholar, and owner of the decorative arts firm David A. Hanks & Associates (DAHA). A variety of topics are discussed including architecture, ceramics, glass, furniture, metal work, and collected information on numerous makers (individuals and companies) and their wares.

Series I: 19th Century Research Files, circa 1960-2010 includes research files pertaining to David A. Hanks’ research of 19th century decorative arts along with more general topics such as art and design. The primary focus of the research is furniture and other household wares. The series is divided into three subseries as described below.

Subseries a: DAHA, circa 1980-2010 includes topical research files from David A. Hanks’ decorative arts firm David A. Hanks & Associates (DAHA). The primary content of the files is information regarding makers (individuals and companies) of furniture and household wares. Other topics include research on individual works, photographs, and other miscellaneous records. The files are approximately organized alphabetically.

Subseries b: Aesthetic Movement Exhibition, circa 1980-1990 includes correspondence, public relations, and research files relating to an aesthetic movement project David A. Hanks’ collaboratively worked on. There is no distinct order to the files in the subseries.

Subseries c: General, circa 1960-2010 includes topical files relating to David A. Hanks’ research as a curator and scholar. Topics include architecture, ceramics, furniture, glass, sculpture, and other mediums along with some correspondence and museum records. The files are approximately organized alphabetically with some exceptions.

Biographical History

David Allen Hanks (1940–Present) is a curator and scholar. He specializes in 19th and 20th century decorative arts. He also holds interests in architecture, specifically Frank Lloyd Wright and Louis Comfort Tiffany.

He earned a Bachelor’s degree in 1962 and a Master of Arts in 1965, both from Washington University. He has worked at several museums including the Art Institute of Chicago, Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C. He is currently the president of David A. Hanks & Associates Inc., a decorative- arts consulting company founded by Hanks in 1980.

Archives, IMA at Newfields M017 2 He has authored and co-authored several books including The Decorative Designs of Frank Lloyd Wright (1979), Innovative Furniture in America from 1800 to Present (1981), Frank Lloyd Wright: Preserving the Architectural Heritage-Decorative Designs From the Domino’s Pizza Collection (1989), and American Streamlined Design: The World of Tomorrow (2005).

Sources:

Material in the collection.

Daniels, Mary. “Slicing Up Wright: Some Decry Auctioning Of Architect’s Works.” Chicago Tribune, 13 June 1993, articles.chicagotribune.com/1993-06- 13/news/9306130367_1_frank-lloyd-wright-thomas-s-monaghan-wright-scholars. Accessed 26 Mar 2018.

“David Allen Hanks.” Prabook, 15 Aug. 2017, prabook.com/web/person- view.html?profileId=783843. Accessed 26 Mar 2018.

Hanks, David A. Innovative Furniture in America from 1800 to the present. Horizon Press, 1981.

Metropolitan Museum of Art. In Pursuit of Beauty: Americans and the Aesthetic Movement. Rizzoli, 1986.

Further Research

Related Archival Materials:

David Hanks Collection: Research Material, ca. 1940-2008. Canadian Centre for Architecture. Montreal, QC. 10 May 2018. https://beta.worldcat.org/archivegrid/collection/data/846467570

Subject/Index Terms:

Aesthetic movement (Art), Decorative arts, Aesthetic movement & the arts and Egyptian revival (Architecture), crafts movement, Eighteenth century, Architecture, England, Architecture, Classical, Exhibitions, Architecture, French colonial, France, Art, Furniture, Ceramics, Furniture—Japan, Chicago World's Fair (1893 : Chicago, Glass, Ill.), Gothic revival (Architecture), David A. Hanks & Associates, Hanks, David A.,

Archives, IMA at Newfields M017 3 Interior decoration, Renaissance revival (Architecture), Metal-work, Sculpture, Museum exhibits, Seventeenth century, Nineteenth century, Silver

Administrative Information

Repository: Archives, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, 4000 Michigan Road, Indianapolis, IN 46208, (317) 923-1331 X276. [email protected]

Immediate Source of Acquisition: David A. Hanks. Originally: 2009-12-15. Officially: 2017-04-25. Gift.

Citation: [Item title], [DD Month YYYY], [Container information]. David A. Hanks Research Collection (M017). Archives, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields. Indianapolis, IN.

Access & Use

Conditions Governing Access: Collection is open for research with permission of the Indianapolis Museum of Art Curator of Textile & Fashion and the Registration Department. Requests to access this collection should be sent to the Newfields Archivist, [email protected].

Physical Access: These materials are housed outside of the Archives. Advance notice of five business days is requested to allow time for approvals and retrieval of the material.

Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use: Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder. Please contact the Archivist for more information.

Box and Folder Listing

Series I: 19th Century Research Files, circa 1960-2010

Subseries a: DAHA, circa 1980-2010

Filing Cabinet 1A Folder 1: Miscellaneous Papers

Archives, IMA at Newfields M017 4 Folder 2: Adam, Robert Folder 3: Alma-Tadema Folder 4: Allen & Bro. Folder 5: American Chair Company Folder 6: American Encaustic Tiling Company Folder 7: Andrews, A.H. Comp. Folder 8: Associated Artists Folder 9: B Folder 10: Bailey, Banks & Biddle Folder 11: Ball, Black & Comp. Folder 12: Bard, Conrad Folder 13: Barnard, Bishop & Barnard Folder 14: Baudouine, Charles A. Folder 15: Baumgarten, William and Co. Folder 16: Belter, John Henry Folder 17: Belter, John Henry Folder 18: Bennett, E & W Folder 19: Bennett, John Folder 20: Bennington Pottery Folder 21: Berkey and Gay Folder 22: Bigelow Bro. & Kennard Folder 23: Bostwick, Zalmon Folder 24: Bouche, Henry Louis Folder 25: Bradley, Will Folder 26: Bradstreet, John Folder 27: Brooks, Thomas Folder 28: Brown & Owen Folder 29: Bruner & Moore Folder 30: Buckley & Bancroft Folder 31: Buffalo Arts & Co. Folder 32: Buffalo Pot. Co. Folder 33: Burgess, Wm. Folder 34: Burleigh, Sydney R. Folder 35: Burns & Brother Folder 36: C Folder 37: Caldwell, J.E. Folder 38: Chelsea Keramic Art Works Folder 39: Chesapeake Pottery Folder 40: Mr. Chickering Folder 41: Chinnock, Charles Folder 42: Cincinnati Art Crafters

Archives, IMA at Newfields M017 5 Folder 43: Codman, Ogden Folder 44: Cole, Isaac Folder 45: Colie & Son Folder 46: Collinson and Locke Folder 47: Cooper & Fisher Folder 48: Copeland, Elizabeth Folder 49: Cornelius & Baker Folder 50: Cottier & Company Folder 51: Crace, J.D. Folder 52: Croome, George, Boston/19thc. Folder 53: Crouch, Edward Folder 54: D Folder 55: Danforth, Job Folder 56: Davenport, A.H., Boston Folder 57: Derby Silver Company Folder 58: Davis, A.J. Folder 59: DeForest, Lockwood, New York City Folder 60: Deitsch, I.N. Trophy Folder 61: 19th Furniture Book Folder 62: General Research Folder 63: Dessoir, Julius Folder 64: Doe, Hazelton & Co. Folder 65: Dominick & Haff Folder 66: Dorflinger Folder 67: Dresser, Christopher Folder 68: Dresser Exhibition Folder 69: E Folder 70: Eastlake, Charles L. Folder 71: Eidlitz, L. Folder 72: Eliaers, A. Folder 73: Elkington & Co. Folder 74: Eoff & Shepherd Folder 75: F Folder 76: Faience Mfg. Co. Folder 77: Fenton's Works Folder 78: Ferrari, G. Folder 79: Fiske, J.W. Folder 80: George C. Flint Co. Folder 81: Furness, Frank Folder 82: Furness Room Folder 83: Fulper Pottery

Archives, IMA at Newfields M017 6 Folder 84: G Folder 85: Gardner, George & Co. Folder 86: Gebelein, George Christian Folder 87: George W. Ware & Co. Folder 88: Gillinder & Coe Folder 89: Godey, Thomas Baltimore Folder 90: Goodnow & Jenks Folder 91: Gorham & Company Folder 92: Gorham & Co. Illustrations Folder 93: Gorham & Co. Research Folder 94: Gorham & Co. Object/Correspondence Folder 95: Gorham/Martelé Folder 96: Gragg, Samuel Folder 97: Greene & Brother Folder 98: Grueby Faience Co. Folder 99: H Folder 100: Hagen, Ernest Folder 101: Hallet, Davis & Company Folder 102: George Henkels Folder 103: Heintz Art Metal Folder 104: Herter Bros. Folder 105: Herter, Albert Folder 106: Herter Brothers Folder 107: Herter Brothers Armchair Folder 108: Herter Brothers Illustrations Folder 109: Herter Brothers Research Folder 110: Herter Brothers Objects Folder 111: Herter Bros. Folder 112: Cabinet, Herter Bros., New York, VC 012 Folder 113: Herter, Gustav Object/Listings Folder 114: Herts & Bros. Photos Folder 115: Herts & Bros. Research Folder 116: Herts & Bros. Correspondence/Objects Folder 117: Herts & Tallant Chair Folder 118: Heywood Platform Rocker Folder 119: Hobbs and Brock. Folder 120: Hofstatter, Theodore Folder 121: Hooper, Henry N. & Co. Folder 122: Horner, R.J. Folder 123: Hukin & Heath Folder 124: Hunter, Dard

Archives, IMA at Newfields M017 7 Folder 125: Hunzinger Folding Armchair, ebonized walnut Folder 126: Hunzinger Armchair, wire mesh seat Folder 127: Hunzinger Platform Rocker, mahogany, metal spring Folder 128: Hunzinger, George Folder 129: Iden, H. Folder 130: J Folder 131: James Paul & Co. Folder 132: Janes, Kirkland & Co. Folder 133: Jelliff, John Folder 134: Jencks, L.E. Folder 135: Johnson & Co., J.S. Folder 136: Jones, Lows & Ball - Shreve, Crump & Low Folder 137: J.S. Conover & Co.

Filing Cabinet 1B Folder 1: K Folder 2: Karpen Furniture Folder 3: Kayserzinn Pewter Folder 4: Kimball, Abraham Folder 5: Kimbel & Cabus Folder 6: Kirk, S. Folder 7: Knowles, Taylor, Ohio Folder 8: Krause, Frederick W., Chicago Folder 9: Krider, Peter L. Folder 10: L Folder 11: Labolt & Company Folder 12: Lafarge, John Folder 13: Lalance and Grosjean Folder 14: Lamb, J. & R. Folder 15: Lannuier, Charles-Honore Folder 16: Latrobe, Benjamin Folder 17: Lejambre, A. & H. Folder 18: LePrince, Ringuet Folder 19: Libbey Glass Co. Folder 20: Liberty Folder 21: Limbert Co., Charles Folder 22: Locke, Joseph Folder 23: Loetz Folder 24: Low, John G. Folder 25: Research - Low Clock Folder 26: Low, W. Providence

Archives, IMA at Newfields M017 8 Folder 27: Lownes, E., Philadelphia Folder 28: Ludwig, A. & Co., N.Y.C. Folder 29: Edward L. Lutyen Folder 30: Lutz, Ignatius Folder 31: M Folder 32: Marblehead Pottery Folder 33: Marcotte, Leon Folder 34: Marks Adjustable Folding Chair Comp. Folder 35: Mathews, Arthur and Lucia Folder 36: McCullough Patent Model Folder 37: McHugh, Joseph P. Folder 38: McKim, Mead, White Folder 39: McLaughlin, M. Louise Folder 40: McLean, John, New York Folder 41: Meeks, J. & J. W. Folder 42: Meriden Flint Glass Co. Folder 43: Meriden Britannia Co. Folder 44: Mitchell, Vance & Co. Folder 45: Mitchell & Ramelsberg Cincin Folder 46: Moore, Edward C. Folder 47: Mount Washington Glass Company Folder 48: N Folder 49: Needles, John, Baltimore Folder 50: Newcomb Pottery Folder 51: New England Glass Folder 52: New Haven Clock Co. Folder 53: New York, Unknown Folder 54: Niardot, G. Folder 55: Nichols, Maria Longworth Folder 56: Niedecken, Wallbridge & Co. Folder 57: Novick, F. Folder 58: Nunns & Clark Folder 59: O Folder 60: Ohr, George Folder 61: Ordway Folder 62: Ott & Brewer Folder 63: P Folder 64: Pabst, Daniel Folder 65: Pabst 2 Folder 66: Daniel Pabst, Philadelphia Folder 67: Phyfe, Duncan

Archives, IMA at Newfields M017 9 Folder 68: J. Pirsson Folder 69: Pitman, Benn Folder 70: Platt, George Folder 71: Post, George Folder 72: Pottier & Stymus Houses Folder 73: Pottier & Stymus Correspondence/Object Folder 74: Pottier & Stymus Research Folder 75: Pottier & Stymus Research Folder 76: Pottier & Stymus Illustrations Folder 77: Pottier & Stymus Illustrations Folder 78: Photographs Folder 79: Photographs Folder 80: Providence Flint Glass Co. Folder 81: Pugin, A. W. N. Folder 82: Q Folder 83: Quervelle, Antoine Folder 84: R Folder 85: Reed & Barton Folder 86: Rich, Obadiah Teapot Folder 87: Richard, Stephen Folder 88: Richardson, H. H. Folder 89: H. H. Richardson Desk Folder 90: Riddell, Crawford Folder 91: Robineau, A. A. Folder 92: Rookery Folder 93: Rookwood Pottery Folder 94: Rose Valley Furniture Folder 95: Roux, Alexander Folder 96: Roux Objects Folder 97: S Folder 98: Isaac E. Scott Library Table, 1875 Folder 99: New York Research Folder 100: Boston Research Folder 101: Photography Folder 102: Shaw, William F. Folder 103: Shreve & Co. Folder 104: Henry Siebrecht Article VSA Folder 105: Steinway, HE Piano Co. Folder 106: Philadelphia Research Folder 107: Photo Orders Folder 108: Entries

Archives, IMA at Newfields M017 10 Folder 109: Schastey, George A. & Co. Folder 110: Stone, Arthur Folder 111: Stone, Arthur J. Folder 112: T Folder 113: Talbert, Bruce Folder 114: Tiffany & Co. Folder 115: Tiffany & Co. Folder 116: Tiffany & Co. Illustrations Folder 117: Tiffany & Co. Object/Correspondence Folder 118: Tilden Mantle Garniture, VC 089 Folder 119: Tisch, Charles Two Chairs Folder 120: Tobey Furniture Co. Folder 121: Mr. Topf Folder 122: Tucker & Hemphill Folder 123: Turner Draperies, c. 1893

Filing Cabinet 1C Folder 1: U Folder 2: Union Porcelain Works Folder 3: University City Park Pottery Folder 4: V Folder 5: VanBriggle Co. Folder 6: Van Sant Folder 7: Vedder, E. Folder 8: Victorian Furniture Proposal & Contract Folder 9: Vollmer, Gottleib Folder 10: W Folder 11: Wakefield Reed Company Folder 12: Walter, Thomas Folder 13: Warren, Thomas Folder 14: Warner, Andrew Elliot Folder 15: Waugh, Frederick Folder 16: Weller, S. A., Zanesville, OH. Folder 17: Wheeler, Candace Folder 18: Whistler, James Folder 19: White, C. H. & J. F., Philadelphia Folder 20: White, Stanford, McKim, Mead & White Folder 21: Whiting Mfg. Co. Folder 22: Wilson, R&W Folder 23: Wooton Desk Co. Folder 24: Z

Archives, IMA at Newfields M017 11 Subseries b: Aesthetic Movement Exhibition, circa 1980-1990

Filing Cabinet 1C Folder 25: American Silver Folder 26: Silver/Metal Work, 19th Century Folder 27: Silver Electroplating Folder 28: Lighting Folder 29: Talbott Thesis, Philadelphia Furniture Manufacturing Folder 30: Talbott Thesis - Continued Folder 31: Aesthetic Movement, Research Folder 32: Aesthetic Movement, Exhibition List Folder 33: Aesthetic Movement, Public Relations Folder 34: American 19th Century Furniture - Aesthetic Folder 35: Aesthetic Movement, Interiors Research Folder 36: Aesthetic Movement, Interiors, Japanese Influence Folder 37: The Aesthetic Movement and the Cult of Japan Folder 38: Aesthetic Movement, Bibliography Folder 39: 19th C. Research Interiors Folder 40: National Arts Club Folder 41: Cast Iron Furniture Folder 42: Cast and Wrought Iron Folder 43: Stoves, Lamps Folder 44: Brass Folder 45: Metal Work Folder 46: Sculpture Folder 47: Photos - 19th Century, Silver/Ceramics/Sculpture Folder 48: Pewter Folder 49: Paintings - 19th Century Folder 50: Jewelry Folder 51: Textiles, 19th Century Folder 52: Wallpaper Folder 53: Indexes: Art Amateur, Art Age, Decorator & Furnisher Folder 54: The Art Worker, 1878, New York Folder 55: General, 19th Century Folder 56: Textile, Jack Larsen, American, c.1960, Cotton

Subseries c: General, circa 1960-2010

Filing Cabinet 1C Folder 57: Furniture - Renaissance Revival Folder 58: Furniture - American Renaissance Revival

Archives, IMA at Newfields M017 12 Folder 59: Boston - 19th Century Furniture Folder 60: Furniture - Wicker Folder 61: 19th Century Furniture Folder 62: 19th Century Furniture Folder 63: Ashton Villa, Galveston, TX, 1987 Folder 64: EXH USH, NY Crystal Palace, 1854 Folder 65: EXH USA, Philadelphia Center Expo, 1876 Folder 66: EXH USA, Penn Museum and School of Industrial Art Folder 67: EXH USA, Chiacgo World's Fair, 1893 Folder 68: Architecture 18th Century Folder 69: Architecture 19th Century Folder 70: Architecture 19th Century, U.S. Newport Folder 71: Architecture 19th Century, U.S., New York Folder 72: Architecture 19th Century, U.S., New York Continued Folder 73: Architecture 19th Century, U.S. Folder 74: Architecture 19th Century, U.S. Continued Folder 75: Furniture 19th Century, England Folder 76: Furniture 19th Century, France Folder 77: Furniture 19th Century, Germany Folder 78: Furniture 17th Century Folder 79: Furniture 18th Century Folder 80: Classical Revival, 1800-1830 Folder 81: Classical Revival, 1800-1830 Folder 82: Furniture - Gothic Revival Folder 83: Furniture - Gothic Revival Folder 84: Rococo Revival, 1850-1870 Folder 85: French Classicism, Louis XV, 1860-1870

Filing Cabinet 1D Folder 1: Furniture - Victorian Folder 2: Gothic/Elizabethan Revival, 1830-1850 Folder 3: Furniture, Egyptian Revival Folder 4: Art Furniture, Aesthetic Movement, 1875-1885 Folder 5: Modern Gothic, 1875-1885 Folder 6: Furniture, 19th Century - United States Folder 7: Furniture, Colonial Folder 8: Late 19th C. Eclecticism Folder 9: Other Media Folder 10: Glass, 19th Century Folder 11: Silver, United States Folder 12: Ceramics, 19th Century

Archives, IMA at Newfields M017 13 Folder 13: Glass, 19th Century Folder 14: Silver Folder 15: Boe, Alf, From Gothic Revival... Folder 16: The American Architect and Building News Folder 17: The Art Interchange Folder 18: MMA Correspondence Folder 19: Modern Gothic Folder 20: Aesthetic Movement, CORRES. WITH COLLECTORS Folder 21: Aesthetic Movement, PHOTOGRAPHS Folder 22: Inf. on objects chosen for Exhibi. Folder 23: Exhibitions Folder 24: EXH ENGLAND Folder 25: EXH FRANCE, 19th Century Folder 26: EXH FRANCE, Paris Intnl Expo, 1878 Folder 27: INTERIORS - 19th CENT. Folder 28: ARCHITECTURE Folder 29: Architecture, 19th C. -- U.S. Chicago Folder 30: Pleasant Home

Archives, IMA at Newfields M017 14